InsureZone/AgentSecure Partners With IMMS/Group 500 to Offer Online Quoting and Lead Generation

FORT WORTH, Texas, December 12  - AgentSecure announced a strategic marketing and technology partnership with Los Angeles-based IMMS/Group 500. This alliance brings to 2,600, the number of independent agencies that can combine the marketing and agency management expertise of IMMS with the innovative quoting, sales tools, and insurance carrier access of InsureZone/AgentSecure.

IMMS is utilizing the InsureZone Commercial Comparative Rating platform to power the real-time quoting and lead generation service offered through its successful 2OrderDirect web site (http://www.2orderdirect.com/).

The agency Members of Group 500 will have access to "quoted leads" from the 2OrderDirect site. If the agency doesn't have a contract with the required carrier, AgentSecure's wholesale agency will make the sale possible. The partnership will focus on making "quoted leads" from the 2OrderDirect site available to the nationwide network of Group 500 agencies. Group 500 agents will receive an email notice of an available lead and can go to their AgentSecure Dashboard to see results from AgentSecure's stable of national and super regional carriers.

"This 'quoted lead' service is something that agents nationwide have been asking for as a natural extension of the efficient process offered by AgentSecure," says InsureZone CEO John Pergande. "Combining the marketing capabilities of IMMS and 2OrderDirect with the quoting and sales efficiency of AgentSecure will generate more sales. By completing one 20-question application, business owners receive quotes from up to nine national and super regional carriers for four lines of business - all in two to five minutes. An agent will then follow up with the business owner to close the sale. By significantly reducing the time that an agent spends on getting the initial premium indication, this system can reduce the cost of new sales significantly."

"The 2OrderDirect leads - representing potential buyers who have found this site through such search engines as Google, Yahoo!, or MSN - will be a natural fit for Group 500's experienced agent base," says IMMS/Group 500 Chairman George Nordhaus . "Good agents understand a customer's needs, provide expert help, and are able to close the most business. This creates a win-win- win relationship that realizes the true promise of the Internet to connect buyers and experts.

"We're proud to partner with AgentSecure," adds Nordhaus. "This partnership strengthens our focus on selling policies, not just stuffing agencies with leads. Our plans are to expand AgentSecure's offering to all IMMS Members."

About IMMS and Group 500:

Founded by industry leader George Nordhaus in 1973, Insurance Marketing and Management Services (IMMS) serves more than 1,200 independent agents and brokers, as well as insurers, throughout the US, Canada, and Australia. The IMMS Executive Team has more than 100 years experience in marketing and management. IMMS owns a majority interest in Group 500, a leading Property/Casualty marketing affinity group, with a premium volume of more than $5 billion.

About InsureZone and AgentSecure:

InsureZone is the parent company of AgentSecure and provides technology and insurance sales services direct to consumers and agencies. AgentSecure is the brand name under which InsureZone provides services to 1,400 agencies in 49 states. Its product line includes personal lines and all the coverages a business owner needs: Business Owners policy (BOP), Workers' Compensation, Commercial Auto, Umbrella, Commercial Package Policy, Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI), Professional Liability, Directors & Officers Liability, and Surety bonds as well as other lines of commercial insurance. AgentSecure works with nine carriers which include AIG, CNA, Encompass, Hartford, Hanover, MetLife, OneBeacon, Philadelphia, Progressive, Safeco, and Zurich. (http://www.agentsecure.com/)

Please contact CEO, John Pergande at [email protected]or call (817) 704-2240 with any inquiries or questions.